Cable Forum - President Trump 2.0

Nope not necessarily Putin. I just believe I will never own this world and treat people the same way.

It would be something extraordinary if the whole of America was made exactly that, one big Americana, high on legal marijuana.

It’s like English, but only different…

To paraphrase Eric Morecambe - "it’s all the right words, but not necessarily in the right order…"

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Originally Posted by Sephiroth (Post 36208585)

Well, the USA has a whole load of military bases here in the UK. So, an army in waiting - if that's what one believes would happen.

Not so much any more - Lakenheath, Mildenhall, and Fairford are USAF bases, whilst the rest are mainly Logistics support/Sigint/NSA/CIA - not many Septic boots on the ground in the U.K..

Anonymouse

07-01-2026 11:00

Re: President Trump 2.0

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Originally Posted by Paul (Post 36208584)

At this rate we'll be joining Russia and China against the US. :erm:

I believe the word is "war". :erm: The US is acting much as Germany did - only worse, because he intends to attack an ally. I hope we'll stand for this as much as we did in 1939, i.e. we didn't. You might say we've no chance - a tiny little island against a juggernaut. But people said that in 1939. Guess what? We won (ironically with the aid of the US, not against them).

Time to ID strategic targets in the UK...and either avoid them, if you think we can survive a nuclear exchange (remember "Threads", and Sheffield was hit with one A-bomb - we never saw what was, or rather wasn't, left of London), or head towards them and be atomised. At least it'll be quick. Hopefully the dolphins and/or apes will do better than we did.

"It was a Vulcan calculation that a culture's lifespan was either some 50 years after basic fission was discovered, or else indefinite." - Star Trek: The Final Reflection.

Well, we got 88 years after fission was discovered c/o Otto Hahn, which is a bit better...

Hugh	07-01-2026 11:50

Re: President Trump 2.0

Well, if Ivan delivers one of their 550kt MIRVs to Menwith Hill (20km as the crow flies) - so long, and thanks for all the fish…

Dingbat

07-01-2026 14:16

Re: President Trump 2.0

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Originally Posted by Paul (Post 36208584)

At this rate we'll be joining Russia and China against the US. :erm:

More likely that Russia will side with Trump, and China stand back waiting to pick up the pieces, while taking Taiwan and possibly the rest of South East Asia.

thenry

07-01-2026 15:40

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"The @TheJusticeDept & @DHSgov , in coordination with the @DeptofWar today announced the seizure of the M/V Bella 1 for violations of U.S. sanctions.

"The vessel was seized in the North Atlantic pursuant to a warrant issued by a U.S. federal court after being tracked by USCGC Munro."

https://news.sky.com/story/greenland...#liveblog-body

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Pete Hegseth, the US secretary of war
"The blockade of sanctioned and illicit Venezuelan oil remains in FULL EFFECT — anywhere in the world."
https://news.sky.com/story/greenland...#liveblog-body

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:Yes:

noel43

07-01-2026 17:39

Re: President Trump 2.0

Sanctioned by usa not the world

Carth

07-01-2026 18:00

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Originally Posted by noel43 (Post 36208608)

Sanctioned by usa not the world

Oh . . I thought the USA was the world . . or intend to be ;)

Chris

07-01-2026 19:47

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Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 36208601)

Well, if Ivan delivers one of their 550kt MIRVs to Menwith Hill (20km as the crow flies) - so long, and thanks for all the fish…

Recent attempts at ballistic missile testing in Russia suggests if they intend to deliver a MIRV anywhere they will be doing so by hand.

Hugh	07-01-2026 20:44

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Originally Posted by Chris (Post 36208610)

Recent attempts at ballistic missile testing in Russia suggests if they intend to deliver a MIRV anywhere they will be doing so by hand.

Careful - you don’t want to be on Putin’s "naughty" list…

noel43

07-01-2026 21:01

Re: President Trump 2.0

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Originally Posted by Carth (Post 36208609)

Oh . . I thought the USA was the world . . or intend to be ;)

They like to think that

thenry

07-01-2026 21:13

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Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 36208611)

Careful - you don’t want to be on Putin’s "naughty" list…

Putin's Pubes naughty list :confused:

Paul	07-01-2026 21:57

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Originally Posted by noel43 (Post 36208612)

They like to think that

I think its more a case of "he" rather than "they".

The Americans I have spoken to recently are not particularly happy with recent actions, and (at least) two of them voted Republican.